to highlight

Examples

• All

• I'm going to take the shade milk and just highlight that a touch.

• But each week this year, we're going to highlight a charity nonprofit.

• But girl, this side we're going to cover and highlight our face.

• And I would just highlight right here.

• And I will also highlight that through my own example.

• But I want to highlight right now social media.

  Stephan Speaks

• Those of you who are regular viewers know that we highlight mostly recent cases.

  A Killer Next Door (2020)

• You got to highlight your attributes.

  The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)

• Also it's nice to highlight the brow bone.

• The existing research in this area, however, typically highlights the researchers' perspectives on teachers' practices.

  Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

P

to point out

vsto highlight

∞ 1.8

To tell someone about something important or show it to them

uses broader means to show importance rather than careful indication

F

to feature

vsto highlight

748 3.1

To include something and make it seem important

stresses importance more actively rather than merely including it

E

to emphasize

vsto highlight

• US

397 3.7

To show that something is very important

is the general act of making something seem important or notable

S

to showcase

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104 3.7

To present something so people notice its best qualities

is the general act of stressing importance, not only showing best parts

B

to bring out

vsto highlight

76 3.0

Make a quality or detail easier to notice

focuses more on stressing importance rather than simply revealing features

A

to accentuate

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27 6.0

Make a part of something more noticeable

is broader, covering general importance rather than just visual prominence

F

to flag

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20 3.7

To mark something so others will notice it

aims to show general importance rather than just mark for action

S

to spotlight

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13 4.0

To make a person or thing noticed by people

is not limited to public or media attention and is more general

P

to play up

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9 4.3

Make something seem more important or impressive than it is

is the neutral act of making something stand out without exaggeration

S

to set off

vsto highlight

7 3.7

To make something stand out against its background

stresses importance directly instead of relying on contrast or backdrop

P

to point up

vsto highlight

3 4.7

Make something stand out as important

is the broader act of marking something as important or notable

F

to foreground

vsto highlight

2 5.8

To make something more noticeable or important

is the direct act of stressing importance rather than positioning it forward

U

to underline the importance

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1 3.7

Show that something is very important

is a more general act of making something noticeable without stressing significance

B

to blazon

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1 7.7

To show something in a way that many people notice it

is a calmer way to make something seem important rather than dramatic display

S

to spotlit

vsto highlight

5.1

Give public attention to a person or issue, often in the news

is a wider act of making something notable beyond media focus

S

to signalize

vsto highlight

• US

8.3

Make something seem important or worthy of attention

is the broader act of making something important, not only formal marking

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

D

to downplay

59 5.3

Show something as less important or serious than it is

Compounds

H

highlight reel

6 4.1

A short video showing the best and most exciting moments of an event

T

the highlight of the trip

1 2.1

The best part of a trip that people remember most

H

highlight of the party

1 3.0

The most exciting and memorable part of a party

How Emphatic

to stress

183 3.1

to emphasize

• US

397 3.7

to highlight

340 3.3

to point out

∞ 1.8

to note

951 1.6

to mention

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology